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In Tokyo, many non-critical condition patients call ambulances. The numbers of those calls are increasing every year. And the numbers of ambulance services are also increasing. Finally ambulance response time from a call to arrival is gett…

In Japan, winter is the season of fire disasters. According to Tokyo Fire Department, they counted 748 fires caused by heaters during 2009-2013 in Tokyo, and electric heaters were most dangerous heaters to cause fires. The following shows …

2016 July updated. Here is the list of Japanese persons who were killed by Islamic terrorists. 2003 November 29. near Tikrit, Iraq Two diplomats, counselor Mr. Katsuhiko Oku (45 years old) and third secretary Mr. Masamori Inoue (30) were k…

National Police Agency reported that 4113 of people were killed by car accidents in 2014. It includes the victims only who died within 24 hours after the accidents. The number of victims decreased by 260 from 2013, and the numbers are drop…

Sometimes kids eat foreign objects such as a cigarette or a battery. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is collecting reports of accidental ingestion cases from some contracted hospitals and Japan Poison Information Center. In 2012, th…

Some people inhale toxic chemical accidentally. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is gathering reports of inhalation accidents from some contracted hospitals and Japan Poison Information Center. In 2012, the ministry gathered 1101 cas…

The below is the latest data on the homicide rate in major cities in Japan in 2012. Comparing to 2011 data, the former most dangerous city Sakai went down its rank to 13th place. Former No.2 Osaka got their regular seat "the most dangerous…

Last year (2013), 24 people were killed by hornets/wasps/bees, according to the statistics of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 10 people of them were age 45-64, 14 people of them were over 65. The following table shows the number of…

In 2013, 938 homicide cases were reported. Those include attempt cases. The number of homicides decreased by 92 from 2012. According to the statistics of National Police Agency, Osaka was the most dangerous prefecture as usual. Tokyo dropp…

National Police Agency reports the crime rate by prefecture every year. According to the 2013 latest report, Osaka was the most dangerous prefecture again. The ranking order of 1st - 4th (Osaka, Fukuoka, Aichi, Hyogo) is the same as the 20…

Terrorist incident by a left wing group: Arson attack at the office of Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform 2001 Aug 7 A socialist group Kakumeiteki-roudosha-kyokai Kaihoha (革命的労働者協会解放派) set on fire at the office of Japa…

46,146 persons work for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police as of 2013 Dec 31. It consists of 43,305 police officers and 2841 other staffs. Tokyo Metropolitan Police releases the number of officers by rank. Police officer ranks are like the tabl…

Japanese government predicts a huge earthquake called “Huge Nankai quake” may be coming in next 30 years. Its probability is 60-70%. The government estimates 440,000 people might die in the worst case, if Huge Nankai quake hits Japan. (App…

In June, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the rough number of demographic data in 2013. According to it, top 10 causes of death in 2013 are the below. 2014 version is "http://nbakki.hatenablog.com/entry/Causes_of_Death_Japan…

Many child abuse incidents are reported. Among them, 482 assailants were arrested by the police in 2013. The following tables show the numbers of the arrested cases/assailants/victims of child abuse in Japan during 2004-2013. This shows on…

According to the police data, 4373 persons were killed by car accidents in 2013. The number of victims decreased by 38, comparing with 2012. There are two statistics of "motor vehicle deaths". One is conducted by Ministry of Health, Labour…

The following tables present statistics of domestic violence in Japan. The first one is "number of reported domestic violence". I think the estimated number of domestic violence is flat during recent years, but people seem to be getting br…

The following shows the number of stolen cars by car model in Japan. It is the number of cases which insurance companies paid insurance money for stolen cars in 2012 November. Hiace is a people-carrier (minivan) type car. It is popular in …

Currently China suffers severe air pollution. Pollution substance PM2.5 is drifted to Korea and Japan. The following figure shows the density of PM2.5 in Tokyo during last three months. 2013 Nov - 2014 Jan. 2013 Dec - 2014 Feb. Source is M…

The following shows the number of arson attacks (set on fire on purpose) in Japan (2012-2013). Ehime where is rural area is the worst. Most of high rate prefectures (Saga, Kochi, Yamanashi, Okinawa, Gunma, Tochigi) are countryside regions,…

In Japan 305,003 bicycles were stolen last year. Those are only reported cases. Some do not report incidents. Osaka is the most dangerous place. Tokyo is the 2nd unsafe. In my case, my family's bicycle was stolen from in front of our apart…

The following shows the number of stolen cars in Japan. Chiba is the most dangerous place. There are many (434) dismantlement workshops in Chiba. Some of them commit illegal activities; - dismantle stolen cars, take valuable parts - pack p…

The following shows the crime rate in major cities in Japan. Major cities statistics council researches these statistics every year. The latest data is for 2011. Please see Crime Rate in Major Cities 2013 also. City City Prefecture Populat…

Major cities in Japan form the specific council about statistics. The council releases various statistics data. The latest data is the 2011 version. I picked the statistics of murder cases in those big cities. Please see the following tabl…

Recently the number of suicides has decreased gradually. "30,000 people committed suicides" era has gone. The following shows the number of suicides during 1978-2013, and its rate (per 100,000). Year Total number of suicides Men Women Rate…

5821 people died by car accidents in Japan, 2012. Proportion of pedestrian is the biggest, 2298 walkers were killed by cars. The following shows the number of deaths by car/bike accidents. 2010 2011 2012 Pedestrian 2418 2352 2298 Bicycle r…